Sikorsky S-62A N324Y
19 September 1966 · Morgan City la, Louisiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 19 September 1966 at about 12:30 local time, a Sikorsky S-62A registered N324Y, operated by Petroleum Heli, was involved in an accident during in flight near Morgan City la, Louisiana, United States. 7 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 6 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Morgan City la, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky S-62A
- Registration
- N324Y
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Petroleum Heli
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0954
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACFT WAS DITCHED IN GULF OF MEXICO. TAIL STRUCK OCEAN SWELL AND ACFT ROLLED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Sikorsky S-62A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 1966 | Sikorsky S-62A | Venice la, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1965 | Sikorsky S-62A | 2SE Moraga Calif, California, United States | San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1967 | Sikorsky S-62A | Tyonek, Alaska, United States | Anchorage Heli | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1968 | Sikorsky S-62A | Grand Isle, Louisiana, United States | Freeport Sulph | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1969 | Sikorsky S-62A | Dakar, Africa | World Wide HEL | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1963 | Sikorsky S-62A | San Francisco, California, United States | San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |